In partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and The Seattle Times, Northern Journal has chronicled the long, steep decline ...

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed the decision by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) to defer review of a regulatory proposal that sought to alter Alaska’s ...

Daily bag limits for halibut will not be going down in unguided recreational sectors, after a decision from the International ...

Fishing derbies are like the lottery in that you can’t win unless you enter. Lorna Illingworth, for example, caught a 158-pound halibut last weekend while fishing during the “Halibut Hullabaloo” out ...

Jody Mason’s recent op-ed (“Coverage of trawling’s role in Alaska halibut decline was a public service”) presents a statistic about halibut and salmon bycatch that, without context, leads readers to ...

As a longtime halibut charter fisherman and small-business owner, I want to thank the Anchorage Daily News — and reporter Hal Bernton, in partnership with The Seattle Times and Northern Journal — for ...

A woman from Fairbanks, Alaska, has taken the lead in the annual Valdez Halibut Derby with a catch last Friday that tipped the scale at 144.2 pounds. Melissa Hurd told Alaska’s News Source that the ...

This story was supported by grants from the Pulitzer Center and the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism, in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and the Northern Journal. ABOARD THE ORACLE ...

Satisfying halibut filleting featuring a conversation with a fisherman on the Homer Spit in Alaska. #Halibut #Fishing #Alaska ...

My mum always told me there are many fish in the sea. What she didn’t mention was that some are significantly better than others. Of course, it didn’t take me long to figure out it’s usually what’s ...